MARTIN A. LYNCH - Corporate Board Profile

FARMER BROTHERS CO

Filing Date	Source Excerpt
2009-10-28	Martin A. Lynch 72 2007 X X President of Claremorris Consulting, a privately owned consulting company, from 2002 to present. Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Diedrich Coffee, Inc. from 2003 to 2005. ... The following table shows compensation of the non-employee members of the Board for fiscal 2009: ... Martin A. Lynch 50,500 5,592 1,070 57,162 ... (6) Member, Nominating Committee. (7) Member, Audit Committee.
2010-10-28	During fiscal 2010, Thomas A. Maloof (Chair), Jeanne Farmer Grossman, James J. McGarry and John H. Merrell served as members of the Compensation Committee. No member of the Compensation Committee is an officer or former officer of the Company, was an employee of the Company during fiscal 2010, or has any relationship requiring disclosure by the Company as a related person transaction under SEC rules.
2011-10-28	Martin A. Lynch is currently the President of Claremorris Consulting, a privately-owned consulting company helping privately-held and publicly-held companies in the areas of strategic and financial projects, and has been serving in this capacity since 2002. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Lynch served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Diedrich Coffee, Inc., a diversified operator of coffee houses and franchises that was known for its expertise in specialty coffee. From 2001 to 2003, he served as a consultant to Smart & Final, Inc., an operator of non-membership grocery warehouse stores for food and foodservice supplies, on strategic and financial projects. For twelve years, from 1989 to 2001, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Smart & Final. From 1984 to 1989, Mr. Lynch was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of San Francisco-based Duty Free Shoppers Group, Ltd. (retail). He served in a number of key positions with Los Angeles-based Tiger International (transportation and financial services) from 1970 to 1984 including the position of Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer from 1976 to 1984. Mr. Lynch’s earlier experience includes merger and acquisition activities at Scot Lad Foods, Inc. (retail grocery) and service as audit manager for Price Waterhouse & Company (accounting) in Chicago. Mr. Lynch received his undergraduate degree from De Paul University and received his Certified Public Accountant designation in Illinois. We believe Mr. Lynch’s qualifications to sit on our Board include his background and experience, particularly in the foodservice business, and understanding of our business and operations. The following table shows fiscal 2011 non-employee director compensation: Martin A. Lynch Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) 62,000 Stock Awards ($) 3,962 All Other Compensation($) 853 Total ($) 66,814
2012-10-30	Martin A. Lynch is currently the President of Claremorris Consulting, a privately-owned consulting company helping privately-held and publicly-held companies in the areas of strategic and financial projects, and has been serving in this capacity since 2002. From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Lynch served as the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Diedrich Coffee, Inc., a diversified operator of coffee houses and franchises that was known for its expertise and traditions in specialty coffee. From 2001 to 2003, he served as a consultant to Smart & Final, Inc., an operator of non-membership grocery warehouse stores for food and foodservice supplies, on strategic and financial projects. For twelve years, from 1989 to 2001, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Smart & Final. From 1984 to 1989, Mr. Lynch was Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of San Francisco-based Duty Free Shoppers Group, Ltd. (retail). He served in a number of key positions with Los Angeles-based Tiger International (transportation and financial services) from 1970 to 1984 including the position of Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer from 1976 to 1984. Mr. Lynch received his undergraduate degree from De Paul University and received his Certified Public Accountant designation in Illinois. We believe Mr. Lynch’s qualifications to sit on our Board include his background and experience, particularly in the foodservice business, and understanding of our business and operations. Based on his experience, the Board has determined that Mr. Lynch is an Audit Committee financial expert.
2013-10-28	Martin A. Lynch serves as Chairman of the Audit Committee and serves on the Nominating Committee. His total compensation for fiscal 2013 was $91,747.